COVID-19

US airports handled more than 1 million passengers on Oct. 18.

“You can’t keep flying to all these places” with traffic demand so low, the CEO of lobby group Airlines for America warns.

As airlines and airports around the world recover from the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Routes' latest infographic looks at the current state of the global aviation market.

The US carrier plans to launch eight new routes and add more flights to 19 destinations in the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico.

Two more countries in Latin America look set to join the Miami-based carrier’s network.

The pair of routes will add capacity to a market that has been unserved nonstop since Jet Airways suspended flights 18 months ago.

CEO Scott Kirby has confirmed the airline plans to return to New York John F Kennedy next year and compete aggressively on routes to the US West Coast.

The Irish ULCC is making big cuts to its winter flight schedule and shutting three bases.

Montrose Regional Airport in western Colorado has secured its second new airline partner in as many weeks.

'It has become unviable to serve these markets and these decisions were regrettably inevitable as demand is being obliterated by the Atlantic bubble and third-party fee increases,' WestJet president and CEO Ed Sims said.

The US west coast carrier bolsters the global alliance's network.

Vice presidents and heads of network planning teams have registered for the event that will support the community in reshaping the world’s route networks.

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Qantas resuming trans-Tasman flights; Air India expanding with a new Canadian service; and Air Arabia Abu Dhabi’s latest network addition.

Despite intense competition in Mexico’s domestic market, the regional airline is seeking out unserved city pairs to aid its recovery.

Plans for the resumption of long-haul services have been parked.

The UAE's LCC-focused airport is moving ahead with building new facilities despite COVID-19.

As airlines and airports around the world recover from the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Routes' latest infographic looks at the current state of the global aviation market.

The startup intends to fly to nine destinations from its base in Yerevan, but it has to contend with a border conflict in addition to COVID-19.

Qantas says the coastal town will attract tourists from Sydney.

The carrier already has a major presence in both cities' secondary airports.

The carrier is adding 10 seasonal routes to its network, including four Spanish domestic services and three in France.

As British Airways begins a second route to Pakistan, Routes looks at the state of the country’s somewhat underexploited aviation market.

Empire Airlines operates the ‘Ohana by Hawaiian services, which will be dropped on Nov. 1.

American passengers will be able to transfer to China Southern Airlines flights at the new Beijing Daxing International Airport.

A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports seek to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.